Production Lead

GEA Group•Fresno, CA

12d•$29 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

GEA Group, founded in Germany in 1881, is a global leader in engineering solutions, serving industries such as food and beverage, pharma, dairy, and more. With over 18,000 employees worldwide and a strong U.S. presence since 1929, GEA combines the heritage of a well-established company with the innovation of a forward-thinking industry leader. At GEA, we’re not just building equipment, we’re building lasting careers with an average employee tenure range from 5 to over 11+ years, reflecting the strong culture, growth opportunities, and support we provide.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
Good working knowledge of the manufacturing industry especially working with batches and hazardous liquid chemicals.
Certified to operate various forklift trucks.
Familiar with operating procedures for conveyors, scales, hoists, meters, etc.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to read and interpret metal rule.
Familiar with procedures such as lock-out/tag-out, confined space, HAZMAT, forklift safety and various other safety measures.

Responsibilities

Assisting/leading the batchmasters, machine operators, labelers and powder room and shipping.
Serve as back up to machine operators, batchmasters, labelers, powder room and shipping personnel.
Serve as a back up for the Production Manager for all OPS & SAP duties.
Attends or facilitates meetings in support of the various initiatives.
Follow all manufacturing procedures per sap, GMP, & FDA requirements.
Follow all batching instructions per individual batch tickets.
Assure that bulk deliveries are hooked up to the proper storage tank prior to unloading.
Load and unload trucks and verify that information on paperwork (material, delivery day/time, weights, etc.) is correct.
Maintaining a constant flow of production consistent with established production and quality standards.
Prepare packaging material to fill, seal and palletize various package’s according to manufacturing order.
Ensure product is being filled in appropriate and pre-labeled containers.
Ensure all SAP procedures for receiving, work in process, batch production, transfers, & shipping are completed in a timely manner.
Ensures that orders past due (OPD’s) are shipped immediately after notification from Scheduler.
Follow all safety instructions and procedures.